About the role
Position Overview
GLG is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join Platform Operations team as a Project Support Specialist. Project Support Specialists (PSS) are responsible for arranging connections between GLG’s clients and selected Network Members, global key opinion leaders and senior industry executives acting in a consultative capacity.
To facilitate these engagements, the PSS will work closely with both client-facing GLG Research professionals and GLG’s Network Members base, which is a network of C-level executives, academicians, scientists, industry practitioners, and other professionals worldwide.
As a PSS, you will develop a deep understanding of GLG’s business model and end-client markets as well as acquire incredible stakeholder management experience in a dynamic, high-intensity environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate interactions between GLG clients and Network Members (experts) via Client Solutions teams.
- Navigate requests with complex compliance requirements and client-specific preferences.
- Establish and build strong working relationships with Client Solutions partners.
- Successfully execute against project objectives in specified timeframes.
- Align with and develop deep understanding of a specific end-client market to manage expert conflicts.
- Appreciate the urgency of competing projects and prioritize accordingly.
- Demonstrate adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
Required Skills
- Superior communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated oral, written and presentation abilities in a business-focused setting using a variety of communication channels (telephone, e-mail etc.)
- 0-2 years of work experience preferably working as executive assistant
- Bachelor's degree
- Business level proficiency in English
We seek bright, positive, and flexible people who also
- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all their endeavours
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth
- Express a strong desire to work in a team
- Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s leading platform for trusted human expertise. We connect global decision-makers—from hedge fund managers and private equity partners to strategy leaders at Fortune 500s—with the specific, authoritative voices required to answer their most critical questions.
At GLG, you are an extension of our clients' core teams. You will work at the intersection of industries and global markets, navigating high-stakes challenges across the full spectrum of their strategic initiatives. Operating within the industry’s most trusted research environment, you’ll help our clients capture the nuanced perspectives that drive smarter, faster business outcomes.
We are a global team of pragmatic problem-solvers who mirror the intensity of the markets we serve. If you are driven by intellectual curiosity and a bias toward action, join us in reinventing the industry we invented.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.